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Monday, July 29, 2013

Lavender fever has hit Blog Land this past week. I have enjoyed the beautiful posts about the amazing Lavender plant, and I've had a love affair with lavender for many years. This year I was blessed to visit another beautiful Lavender farm to celebrate a very special day. On July 17, 2013, my Sweetheart and I celebrated our 53rd Wedding Anniversary. We stayed home as usual and enjoyed our traditional Steak and Lobster dinner. Being married for a long...time and being retired. I love to spend together, and save the gifts for another occasion. So I planned a road trip for the next day to a beautiful spot in Northern California, called Mt Shasta Lavender Farms.

Sweetheart and I left our house in the late morning and drove to the Mt Shasta Lavender Farms, located twenty minutes north of Mt Shasta City, California, on a 3500 ft. sunny slope, growing lavender for oil, ornamentation, and culinary use.

A beautiful view of the Lavender field, the majestic view of Mt Shasta and a beautiful french provence fountain was the setting to give our day a wonderful beginning.

The most stunning, unadulterated view of Mt Shasta was a sight to see.

I wore my boots and took off into the lavender fields. I walked the 90 ft. diameter Lavender Labyrinth and viewed the beautiful valley below.

I meandered in the fields inhaling the clipped lavender sprigs of the 20-acre farm and enjoyed the magnificent views.

The young ladies were working in the fields using a small sickle to harvest the lavender.

The small sickle needs sharping for easy clean cutting. I don't think I'm going to be using a sickle real soon.

A beautiful terrace to drink lavender lemonade and enjoy more beautiful views.

This is a beautiful way to use lavender. I'm sure I will be making these darling coat hanger covers soon.

Special lavender is harvested for culinary use.

The Mt Shasta Lavender Farms is in the high desert and the temp was around 95 degrees in the afternoon. After walking and shopping Sweetheart and I went up to the tables under the trees and had our picnic lunch of: Salami slices, cheese, crackers, potato chips, ice cold watermelon and ice cold water from the ice chest.

I also went to a Lavender Farm last week (I posted about it), but it was nowhere as large as this farm! The photos are gorgeous with the mountain in the background! Our Farm was on Cayuga Lake in NY. Last year we went to The Cape Cod Lavender Farm - another small farm but so quaint! Enjoyed reading this (I even think I got a whiff of lavender!)

LOVED your lavender day at shasta, i almost went myself but i had dragged my husband to mantanza creek winery for their lavender and we went to the sonoma lavender festival the next week, i didn't have the heart to force him up to shasta for another fling, but your shots show how gorgeous it is! when at the sonoma lav festival i bought the book lav fields of amercia, actually the festival is held at the authors home, anyway shasta was in the book and it looked wonderful. high fresh clean air, it must have been a wonderful getaway. everytime we pass through this area i think it would be a nice place to live.your shots are wonderful, i feel like i am there in the wide open spaces i love.

thanks for all you links, i off to enjoy more of your lavender moments, if you get a chance i did a weeks worth plus of lavender recipes and day trips you might enjoy, just look under lavender week in the labels~

I love lavender too, Betty; alas, I've never been to a lavender farm in the U.S. or Provence. But your post has given me an idea of something new to add to my bucket list. :) I took an herb class about ten years ago, and our teacher had been to France. She taught us to make the lavender wants; I only made three, but I love them. They're so pretty and aromatic.

I've seen several lavender posts recently, too. Your pictures of the lavender farm and Mt. Shasta are just gorgeous! That gift shop was full of great ideas for using lavender. Thanks for sharing with us -- visiting from "Oh the PLACES I've Been." Happy Anniversary to you and Mr. Cozy Corner.

The lavender is so beautiful and how can you beat that view of Mt. Shasta, gotta one of my favorites...I have been wanting to try some lavender cake so this lavender post was the perfect timing for me...

I don't know quite how I discovered you, but I'm so glad I did! Lavender has charmed me for decades - I wish I lived near a farm that grows it in such abundance as this one you featured. You lucky lady! Thanks for the lovely pictures and recipe...yum. I'm looking forward to learning more about you through your wonderful blog. Warmly, Vickie

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